Target-holder for practice-rods having casings.



R. E. REARDON.

TARGET HOLDER FOR PRACTICE RODS HAVING CASINGS.

APPLICATION FILED MARQB. 1917.

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JUL/ENTER R. -E. REARDON.

TARGET HOLDER FOB manor: RODS HAVING CASINGS. APPLICATION FILED MAR. B19!?- li fii fl ml Patented Jan.22,1918.

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ROBERT EDWIN'BEARDON, 0F OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA.

TARGET-HOLDER FOR. PRACTICE-RODS HAVING CASINGS.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 22, 1918 Applicationfiled. March 8, 1917. Serial No. 153,479.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT EDWIN Runn- DON, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, and a resident of the city of Ottawa, 111 the Province ofOntario and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and use fulImprovements in Target-Holders for Practice-Rods Having Casings, ofwhich the following is a full description.

This invention relates to improvements in target holders and supportsand the obJects of the invention are to provide a simple and effectivedevice for supporting ascoi'ing target for practice rods in OPBIEltlVGposition and which may also be adapted to serve as a container for thepractice rod itself.

A further object of the invention is to provide a convenient form ofcontainer-for the spare targets and for dummy cartridges such as areused for magazine practice.

A further object still is to generally simplify and improve theconstruction of the device and better adapt it to perform the functionsrequired of it.

In the drawings,

Figure l is a front elevation of an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a detailed sectional elevation.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the cartridge receiving pocket.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the target receiving pocket.

Fig. 6 is a cross section through the target receiving pocket.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the target holder.

Fig. 8 is a cross sectional detail through the target holder.

Fig. 9 is a detail showing an alternative form of end for the rod.

In the drawings like characters of reference refer to like parts in theseveral figures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the target support in the formof a sheath tube adapted to retain the target practice rod B. Thistarget practice rod may be of any type, the term target practice rodbeing intended to indicate a tube adapted to be inserted in the barrelof a firearm and a spring retracted rod adapted to be propelledforwardly by the firing mechanism to strike the magazine target.

The headlO of the target practice rod has aspring muzzle clip 11connected thereto,

and adapted to engage the muzzle of the rifle, and in order to hold thetarget practice rod in the sheath tube, a collar 12 is formed. at thetop of the tube and provided with an annular groove 13, into which thehookshaped end 1 1 on the muzzle clip is adapted to take. i

The rod Ais adapted to be suspended by a bale 15 pivoted to the topthereof. The bale is of rectangular shape and thereby adapted to preventturning of the rod when suspended.

In order to prevent turning of the rod in the ground, it is convenientlyformed square in cross section, or with a forked ground spike end.

The miniature target C is held in a suit-- able target block I) mountedon the support A.

To provide a container for the targets and spare cartridges, a casing Eis provided, secured to the tube A, the tube eX- tending as shownthrough the end walls 16 and 17 on the casing. The face of the casing isadapted to be formed by a pair of pivoted pockets l8 and 19, thesepockets when closed forming the face of the casing.

The pocket 18 is conveniently adapted to contain the targets, while thepocket 19 may contain the cartridges such as are used for dummy magazinepractice.

The pocket 18 is shown in detail in Figs. 5 and 6, and comprisesseparate compartments 20 and 21 for the targets, and side walls 22 and23, the side wall 23 being formed with a spring tongue 24: adapted, whenthe pocket is open, to spring into a slot 25 cut in the walls 26 of thecasing.

The pocket 19 is shown in detail in Fig. 4 and is also formed with aspring tongue 27 adapted to take into corresponding slots 28 in the sidewalls 26 of the casing.

The form of the target holder D is shown in Figs. 7 and 8. It comprisesa spring clip 30, formed with a recess or grooved portion 31 adapted toreceive the tube A and outer side flanges 32 and 33 formed on the insidewith semi-circular ribs 34 and 35 adapted to fit corresponding groovesformed on a target holding block 36, which latter may be convenientlyformed of rubber or other resilient material, which will provide aresilient surface behind the target, the target being held betweenflanges 37 and 38 on the block.

In the alternative form shown in Fig. 9,

the lower end of the target holding rod 50 is made fork-shaped providedwith prongs 51 and 52 adapted to enter the ground.

As many changes could be made in the above description and manyapparently widely different embodiments of my invention within the scopeof the claims constructed without departing from the spirit or scopethereof, it is intended that all matter a pair of pivoted pockets.

3. A target holder having a casing, and

a pair of pivoted pockets adapted, when in closed position to form oneface of the V casing.

4. In a target holder, a casing, a pivoted pocket therein and springmeans for limiting the swinging of the pocket.

5. In a target practice rod holder, a

Copies of this patent may be obtained for sheath tube formed in crosssection with a number of plane surfaces adapted to constitute a minimumof points of contacts with the rod inclosed therein. a

6. A target practicev rod holder, comprising a sheath tube having meanson the end adapted to engage the muzzle'clipvof th target practice rod.

7. A target practice-rod holder, comprising a sheath tube having means.on'the end adapted to engage the muzzle clip of the target practicerod, said meanscomprising a collar with an annular groove therein.

8. In a target practice rod holder, a supporting member and. a targetblock ho der on the supporting member formed with means to embrace thesupportingmember and with flanges adapted to take into the side of thetarget block, and a target block formed with grooves adapted to receivethe flanges. H

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of awitness.

ROBERT EDWTN REARDON.

Witness:

F. E. WIMBS.

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Washington, D. C.

